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Chapter IV
LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope. She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream. The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out. Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel. But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.”
during the time that
From this reading “The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
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From this reading But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
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From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
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From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
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From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
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From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
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From this reading Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
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From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
not any; not one
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
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From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
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From this reading But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
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From this reading But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
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From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
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From this reading Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
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From this reading Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel.
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From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
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From this reading But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could see no promise of escape, and lethargic time gradually faded the colors of her dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
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From this reading But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
during the time that
From this reading The flame of holy discontent which had blazed for a while in her soul threatened to go out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes she wondered what had happened to Rachel.
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From this reading But "Speed" eats up a person's power of wondering.
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From this reading LIFE CALLS In the months that followed Rachel's departure Yetta began to lose hope.
